Moving Beyond the International Year of Chemistry: A Sustainable Future Begins Now

By Rui Cruz, Senior Manager for the Epoxy Process R&D group at The Dow Chemical Company, and Nahrain Kamber, Associate Scientist for Industrial Coatings R&D at Dow Coating Materials By 2050, there will be an additional 2-to-3 billion people on Earth. As a society, we hold a responsibility for ensuring that those living on Earth in 2050 have the opportunity for a healthy, productive and prosperous life – with access to clean drinking water, affordable energy, nutritious food and clean air. The 2011 International Year of Chemistry...